Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lincolnshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Grantham Waste Transfer Station, Occupation Road, Gonerby Moor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2BP
Received Not publishedBaston Asphalt, Cross Road, Baston, Lincolnshire, PE6 9QA
Received Not publishedCentral Depot, Stamp End, Waterside South, Lincoln, LN5 7JD
Received Not publishedNormanby-by-Spital Primary School, Main Street, Normanby-by-Spital, Lincolnshire, LN8 2HE
Received Not publishedPart OS Field No 6000, Tumby, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSt Lawrence School, Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle
Received Not publishedFox Plant Ltd, Caenby Hall, Caenby Corner, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 2BU
Received Not publishedMablethorpe County Primary School, High Street, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSturgate Airfield, Heapham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln St Francis Community Special School, Wickenby Crescent, Lincoln
Received Not publishedOld Leake Primary School, Old Main Road, Old Leake, PE22 9HR
Received Not publishedSaltfleetby 'B' site, Howdales, South Cockerington, Louth
Received Not publishedThe Kennels, Riseholme Lane, Nettleton, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedNew Bridge Farm, New Road, Wainfleet, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4LB
Received Not publishedLand east of King Street, West Deeping, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln, LN1 3AA
Received Not publishedBaston Asphalt, Cross Road, Baston, Lincolnshire, PE6 9QA
Received Not publishedPages Skip Hire Limited, Lissinglea House Farm, Lissington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5AG
Received Not publishedKing Edward VI School, Edward Street, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9LA
Received Not publishedCastle Moat House, 18, Drury Lane, Lincoln, LN1 3BN
Received Not publishedMayflower House, Battery Lane, off Marsh Lane, Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston
Received Not publishedWolds College, North Holme Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0GY
Received Not publishedCleanTech UK Limited, Hemswell Business Park, Hemswell Cliff
Received Not publishedScampton South Wellsite, Horncastle Lane, Grange de Lings, Lincolnshire, LN1 2SF
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lincolnshire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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